Why You Need Vitamin C In Your Skincare

Vitamin C is an exciting and extremely effective ingredient in skincare that plays a major roll in the health and appearance of your skin.  Vitamin C provides multiple benefits for your skin such as anti-aging and lightening, as well as helping protect skin from free radical damage and photo-aging.  With all that it has to offer, you do not want to be without this powerful ingredient in your skincare!  

Vitamin C and Anti-Aging

Vitamin C is depleted naturally in our skin as we age, causing our skin to look dull and uneven, and lack the firmness it had in our youth.  Exposure to UV light without wearing sun protection, pollution and smoking can cause the decline in our levels of Vitamin C to occur more rapidly.

So, here’s the good news:  Vitamin C has been proven to increase collagen synthesis, and also decrease the breakdown of collagen in the skin, which means it helps improve fine lines and wrinkles and firms the skin.  

Antioxidant Protection

A powerhouse antioxidant in the skin, Vitamin C helps combat the damage to our skin that comes from environmental stressors like sun damage, pollution and smoking that we mentioned above.Vitamin C is also known for it’s skin lightening and brightening benefits, and helps decrease pigmentation.

Why Isn’t A Vitamin C Oral Supplement Enough?

According to an article in the Clinical Journal of Aesthetic Dermatology, “Despite high doses of oral supplementation, only a small fraction of vitamin C will be biologically available and active in the skin, therefore we need to rely on external supplementation such as topical application..."  This confirms we need Vitamin C in our skincare.  

Vitamin C provides multiple benefits when added to your skincare regimen.  We are excited to introduce our two newest additions to our skincare line, Charisma Skin’s 
Vitamin C Serum, and Vitamin C Creme, with extremely high quality ingredients to help you achieve healthier and younger-looking skin!  Check these great new products out on our website to learn more, and try them to see the difference for yourself!